Fuck you, playlists of sound-alike bands. Live from the world’stastiest melting pot, The Creamery Mixtape 2.O delivers a freshinstallment to their second annual mixtape series on January 19, 2018.This 12- song compilation was crafted during a 4-day sprint at theCreamery Studio in Brooklyn and, like a subway car at rush hour, itcrams together an eclectic group of New Yorkers into harmony. Thegroups all share one thing in common: the ability to create greatmusic in front of a tape machine--and fast. Producers Quinn McCarthyand Jeff Fettig run the studio year-round but set time aside for themixtape as a celebration of the city’s varied music scene and ashomage to the live analogue recording art form.

“My personal library of music comes from all different genres and fromall over the world. One of my favorite ways to listen to music thesedays is on shuffle,” says McCarthy. “I enjoy living in the most mixedup place on earth and the mixtape is our way of capturing that varietywith a common lens, since it’s all been recorded in our space andmixed with our ears and our vibe.”

While taste-makers keep trying to push bands like brands, the CreameryMixtape broadens the scope of what’s possible to fit under oneumbrella. Available exclusively on digital release through SoundCloudand Spotify.